by Randy Coleman | Apr 23, 2012 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Revocable Living Trusts, Wills and Probate |
A Lexington, Kentucky, based law firm, Hargrove Madden, has been named the recipient of the 2012 American Bar Association eLawyering Award, given annually to recognize innovative delivery of personal legal services. Special attention is given by the ABA to firms that...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 2, 2011 | Beneficiary Designations, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executor, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
Diamonds are forever! Estate planning is not!The travails of the James Brown (Godfather of Soul) estate show just how bad things can get when estate planning documents are not updated when there are changed circumstances. Brown didn’t update his...
by Randy Coleman | Sep 28, 2011 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Probate, Wills and Probate |
Get Answers to Your Legal Questions at JacksonvilleLaw.TV The Coleman Law Firm Offers Probate, Estate Planning & Asset Protection Help on Video October 3, 2011, Jacksonville, FL – “What happens if I die without a will?” Click it. “How is an estate probated...
by Randy Coleman | Aug 5, 2011 | Advance Directives in Florida, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Tenancy by the Entireties, Titling of Assets, Wills and Probate |
One of my colleagues who is a member of WealthCounsel recently posted an article explaining why revocable living trusts are not just for the rich. I certainly concur with her sentiments and will emphasize a couple of the points she made.The primary advantage of...
by Randy Coleman | May 23, 2011 | Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Probate |
A survey recently conducted by the website Rocket Lawyer reveals that 57% of all adults in the US do not have either a will or a trust in place. That’s actually a better result than most surveys previously conducted which show as much as 70% of the adult...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 5, 2011 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Executor, Personal Representative, Probate, Tenancy by the Entireties, Wills and Probate |
A recent appellate court decision from Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal provides yet another reason for one to plan for the disposition of their estate in such a manner that probate can be avoided. The case is Bernadette Lauritsen, as Personal Representative...
